City: Iceland
Top Things to do in Iceland
What to do and see in Iceland, Iceland: The Best Breweries
Iceland (/ˈaɪslənd/ ( listen); Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant]) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of 348,580 and an area of 103,000 km (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two-thirds of the population.
Restaurants in Iceland
1. Eimverk Distillery
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5.0 based on 132 reviews
Eimverk Distillery is Icelands' first and only whisky distillery and a perfect destination for whiskey fans and for anyone with an interest in Icelandic Spirits. We are also the only distillery producing spirits from 100% Icelandic barley, we make Floki our whisky, Vor our premium Gin and Vit our old style traditional Icelandic Brennvin. In our Distillery tour you will have the opportunity to sample Floki Icelands' first and only whiskey learn about the processes involved in creating Icelandic spirits from Icelandic barley, as well as sampling Vor our premium pot distilled gin and Viti our old style Icelandic Brennivin all handcrafted from native herbs and botanicals. The whisky Distillery is located at Lyngas 13 in Garðabær which is 10 – 15 minutes taxi ride from downtown Reykjavik (35 min Bus). Tours are currently only available by appointment (so please book ahead), the tour last a little over an hour and include a tasting of our products.
Reviewed By Kramf1 - Greater London, United Kingdom
A wonderful and personable tour which covered Gin and Whisky making in Iceland’s only distillery. Our tour guide “Rock” covered the brief history of the distillery very well with amusing anecdotes and dipped into Icelandic history and myths. A very well balanced tour and enough Gin and Whisky sampling to keep everyone happy! The whisky is in it’s infancy but it is a great starting point and I can’t recommend the tour enough!
2. Bruggsmidjan Kaldi Brewery
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5.0 based on 25 reviews
Kaldi is the first micro brewery in Iceland, opened in 2006. It's a small family business in the North of Iceland. We have tours every hour from 11am-15pm, monday-friday. You can also call or email us for other times.
3. Olvisholt Brewery
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5.0 based on 21 reviews
4. The Brothers Brewery
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5.0 based on 81 reviews
Olstofa The Brothers Brewery is both brewery and bar where you can buy drinks and get a beer brewery tour. The Brothers Brewery offers a brewery and beer tour where both groups and individuals are offered a fun lecture about brewing process followed by a beer taste.
Reviewed By sdakota2016 - Sioux Falls, United States
We enjoyed our visit to the Brothers Brewery. The bartenders were informative and helpful...thanks for the popcorn!!! A great place to relax after touring!
5. RVK Brewing Co.
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5.0 based on 20 reviews
Beer tasting and Brewery tour at Iceland's newest and freshest microbrewery. RVK Brewing Company is born out of pure and simple passion for good beer. Our tap room is open Tue-Sun closed Monday. We offer brewery tours for up to 20 people for 3500 ISK. Brewery tour includes samples of 6 of our beers.
Reviewed By Steinnstef - Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
As a local this is one of my favorite place to hang out and enjoy a beer or ten. I´s a little bit hidden and perhaps 10 min walk from the center of Reykjavik, but don´t let that stop you. What i love about this place is that this is simple about beer, nothing else. Don´t go there if you are looking for fancy cocktails or a dance floor. Go there if you love beer and and want to enjoy it in a super nice atmosphere. Siggi the owner is usually working himself behind the bar which is really unusual in the busy Reykjavik. There opening hours are a little bit unique from 4pm to 8pm. They do offer brewery tours as well which comes with a lot of samples. A must stop if you love beer and are staying in Reykjavik.
6. Dokkan Brugghus
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5.0 based on 27 reviews
Our micro brewery is a small family business founded in Isafjorður in Octorber 2017 merely for the purpose to make local craft beer and the Westfjords really needed one. Then our first beer was made in the early summer of 2018. The brewery is located at Sindragata 11 but that’s were all of our products are made.
Reviewed By ASilvaggio - Newport News, United States
Nice stop to visit a local brewery with great options for tasting! Located in the picturesque town of Isafjordur, West Fjords, Iceland.
7. Segull 67
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4.5 based on 22 reviews
Segull 67 is located in an old fish factory, in tours guest will get saga of the building with brewing knowledge and beer tasting. Segull 67 brewery has tasting area where guest can enjoy their beers, also there is glass wall so guest can see brewing equipment and watch when brewing or bottling is taking place.
Reviewed By stefangunnarsson - Reykjavik, Iceland
Went with my girlfriend and our friends to the brewery tour- we got to taste some excellent beer, hear some enjoyable stories and jokes and look around the charming premises. Our guide Baldvin was a tremendous joy, very welcoming and friendly. We couldn’t have been happier with our visit!
8. Brugghus Steoja
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4.5 based on 31 reviews
Go up 515/2 about 18km North of Hvanneyri, look for the large beer bottle along the roadside. GPS Coordinates: 64°36'48.9"N 21°29'25.1"W Tours: 13.00-17.00 every day, Monday - Saturday, closed Sunday
Reviewed By 694seana - Island of Hawaii, United States
We stopped by after a nice day drive and a tour of The Cave. We had the place all to ourselves for roughly an hour. Our host spent the entire time talking about the various beers brewed here - great tasting of a variety of brews then he took us on a tour of the brewery and explained their brewing process. The beers were excellent — no doubt owing to the soft glacial water used in their beer. Very happy we stopped by - highly recommend if in the area!
9. Aegisgardur
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
AEgisgardur is the home of Viking brewery, the second largest brewery in Iceland. AEgisgardur is an ideal place for your group to visit.
